Olivia Jean Art

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Olivia Jean Art I am an interdisciplinary artist, who is currently working in oil painting and collage.

08/19/2026

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SKIN & SHADOWSkin & Shadow explores the beauty of the female form through anonymous portraiture, reducing the figure to ...
08/19/2026

SKIN & SHADOW

Skin & Shadow explores the beauty of the female form through anonymous portraiture, reducing the figure to an interplay of organic shapes, light, and shadow. Working primarily in charcoal, I abstract the body until identity begins to dissolve, inviting the viewer to look beyond the individual and become absorbed in the physical language of the figure itself.

The works are drawn from an interest in the way the body can exist simultaneously as something recognizable and completely abstract. Curves, folds, contours, and shadows become their own visual vocabulary—a universal language of suggestive organic shapes that allows the viewer to become immersed in the body without needing to identify the person depicted. By removing identifying features, the portraits become less about a specific woman and more about the act of looking, observing, and finding beauty within the human form.

Charcoal is central to this exploration because of its immediacy and physicality. The process of mark-making becomes almost performative, with each gesture remaining visible in the surface of the drawing. Layered strokes, erased passages, smudges, and deep shadows preserve evidence of the artist’s hand and the movement of the body through the process of making. The resulting figures feel both intimate and elusive—recognizable enough to suggest a body, yet fragmented enough to remain anonymous. Through this tension between gesture and form, Skin & Shadow considers the body not as a portrait of an individual, but as a visual language that can be experienced universally.

Festival Announcement: DESERT PR******TE has officially been selected for the First Susquehanna LGBTQ Film Festival, pre...
08/18/2026

Festival Announcement:

DESERT PR******TE has officially been selected for the First Susquehanna LGBTQ Film Festival, presented by Pride Festival of Central PA! 🏳️‍🌈🎬

The film will screen at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg as part of two different programs:

🎞️ September 11 at 7 PM — NEW HORIZONS
The cutting edge of independent LGBTQ cinema.

🎞️ September 13 at 12 PM — LOCAL VOICES
Heartfelt films from your friends and neighbors.

I’ll also be there on September 13 to introduce the film, which makes this one especially meaningful to me.

After making this film in the surreal landscape of Eureka Dunes, Nevada, I’m so excited to finally bring Desert Pr******te back to my hometown and share it with the community that has supported my work.

I’m incredibly grateful to be part of such a vibrant and supportive q***r arts scene here in Harrisburg. 💗

Come see this desert fever dream on the big screen. ✨

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08/18/2026

Supporting my art means your packages sometimes get mailed from wherever I happen to be ✨

08/17/2026

For my new Skin & Shadow series, I reinterpreted one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic n**e photographs through charcoal — and that drawing is now part of this month’s zine club edition. ♡

Only 3 days left to join the club and receive the Skin & Shadow edition, plus a handmade tarot card with every zine.

Studio 323 Volume 2 ships August 20th.

ArtistProcess ZineClub MixedMediaArt

New headshots for a new body of work “Skin & Shadow” ✨ I’m currently creating a brand-new series for an international ga...
08/17/2026

New headshots for a new body of work “Skin & Shadow” ✨

I’m currently creating a brand-new series for an international gallery- one I’m very excited about. I can’t disclose which gallery just yet, but I’ll be able to share more soon!

Thank you so much to BRYAN MENA PHOTOGRAPHY for really capturing my aura with your incredible eye for photography! Love working with you ❤️

📸 BRYAN MENA PHOTOGRAPHY

08/17/2026

3 days left to get my Skin & Shadow zine

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